black beans

white rice topped with sweet potato black bean burrito ingredients, avocados, cilantro and limes

Skillet Sweet Potato Black Bean Burrito Bowls
September 28, 2020
cheesy chicken enchilada bake over brown rice on white platter

Cheesy Chicken Enchilada Bake
March 2, 2020
Loaded stuffed bbq chicken sweet potato with cilantro lime dressing on white plate

Stuffed BBQ Chicken Sweet Potatoes
February 17, 2020

Creamy Black Bean Taco Soup
February 18, 2019
Cowboy caviar dip in white bowl.

Easy Cowboy Caviar Dip {a.k.a. Shrapnel Dip}
June 24, 2018
Cheesy Mexican Sweet Potato Skillet Meal

Cheesy Mexican Chicken Sweet Potato Skillet Meal
March 5, 2018
Quick and Easy Cheesy Black Bean Quinoa Bake

Quick and Easy Cheesy Black Bean Quinoa Bake
October 2, 2017

Creamy Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas
September 20, 2017
Mexican Haystacks: a smorgasbord of delicious taco flavors simmered together in a tasty sauce served over rice or quinoa. Easy, fast, yummy!

Mexican Haystacks {Easy 30-Minute or Less Meal}
July 24, 2017
Healthy Yum Yum Bowls with Secret Yum Yum Sauce

Yum Yum Bowls with Knockoff Cafe Yumm Sauce
January 23, 2017
Southwestern Barley Chicken Chili

Southwestern Chicken Barley Chili
January 11, 2017
Quick Cheesy Skillet Fajita Nachos

Quick Skillet Cheesy Fajita Nachos
November 28, 2016
BBQ Chicken Salad Cilantro Lime Rice Bowl

BBQ Chicken Salad Cilantro Lime Rice Bowls
July 11, 2016
Chicken Taco Salad

Chicken Taco Salad {InstantPot, Slow Cooker, or Stovetop}
June 1, 2016
Turkey and Brown Rice Taco Burritos

Turkey and Brown Rice Taco Burritos
April 6, 2016
Mexican Chopped Salad with Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette

Mexican Chopped Salad with Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette
February 24, 2016
Pressure Cooker Chicken and Black Bean Chili

Chicken and Black Bean Chili {Pressure Cooker}
February 11, 2016
Cheesy Black Bean Lasagna

Cheesy Black Bean Lasagna
January 11, 2016
30-Minute Quinoa Enchilada Skillet Meal

Quick and Easy Quinoa Enchilada Skillet Meal
October 9, 2015

Foil Packet Sweet Potato Tacos
May 11, 2015
Mexican Chopped Chicken Salad

Mexican Chopped Salad with Simple Honey Vinaigrette
April 24, 2015
Calico Beans

My Mom’s Famous Calico Baked Beans
August 18, 2014
Slow Cooker Creamy Quinoa Dippers

Creamy Tex-Mex Quinoa Dippers
June 4, 2014
Fire Roasted Tomato and Black Bean Soup

Fire-Roasted Tomato and Black Bean Soup with Fresh Corn Salsa
March 21, 2014

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